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there are the tax payers and the city. when i was receiver in harrisburg i would talk to the citizens all the time who were very concerned about what it meant to them and how much taxes they would have to pay. the other i think said in your introduction people talked about the constitutional investors but a lot of bond holders are holding shares in mutual funds and using their retirement money to invest partially in bonds. when you have a meltdown situation like this, it's not just the workers who are hurt but the toda taxpayers, the citd bond holders, the individuals. when you're doing a work out like this, the goal is not to let anybody off free. i know in some of your guests are arguing that pensions should be sacks cro sac rosant. at debt is too great for the tax payers have to pay. all parties will have to accept that they will have pain as part of the process. it takes a while to get there. you see detroit with its pensioners saying don't touch us. the goal is to have a fair and proportion nat loss suffered by everyb
there are the tax payers and the city. when i was receiver in harrisburg i would talk to the citizens all the time who were very concerned about what it meant to them and how much taxes they would have to pay. the other i think said in your introduction people talked about the constitutional investors but a lot of bond holders are holding shares in mutual funds and using their retirement money to invest partially in bonds. when you have a meltdown situation like this, it's not just the workers...
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at debt is too great for the tax tax payers have to pay. all parties will have to accept that they will have pain as part of the process. it takes a while to get there. you see detroit with its pensioners saying don't touch us. the goal is to have a fair and proportion nat loss suffered by everybody who is dealing with this city in distress. >> i think david has a good point. the retired city electrician has a face, we can put him on the 6:00 news, and understand him very well. but in the case of, for instance, franklin temple ton and investments, they own $35 million of stockton paper, and in the recent proposal from the city they're offering less than a penny on the dollar. well, franklin temple doesn't have a face. >> it's symmetry. you expect them to have well informed people investing their money. i mean, you might have ill informed people. you might have ordinary people putting their money there, but the person's investing the money is getting paid a lot of money to know that stockton is a high risk place and they made a mistake. ther
at debt is too great for the tax tax payers have to pay. all parties will have to accept that they will have pain as part of the process. it takes a while to get there. you see detroit with its pensioners saying don't touch us. the goal is to have a fair and proportion nat loss suffered by everybody who is dealing with this city in distress. >> i think david has a good point. the retired city electrician has a face, we can put him on the 6:00 news, and understand him very well. but in the...
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. >> the united states supreme court is staying out of state internet sales taxes. today the justices rejected an appeal regarding a new york law that requires companies to collect state taxes. amazon and overstock.com fought back and instead they brought broader federal legislation to collect from online retailers $1 million from south of state bills. the bill passed the united states senate but remained stuck in the house of representatives. that is even a bigger problem for the company given that there will not be any relief at the supreme court. two months and 400 software bugs later the obama administration said the self-imposed deadline for fixes healthcare.gov has been met for the most part. but it's the glitches that some cannot see that has consumers worried. >>> and trading your money in your 401k. some analysts believe it's a great way to increase your nest egg. others say its gambling with your golden years. it's "real money." stay tune. (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on
. >> the united states supreme court is staying out of state internet sales taxes. today the justices rejected an appeal regarding a new york law that requires companies to collect state taxes. amazon and overstock.com fought back and instead they brought broader federal legislation to collect from online retailers $1 million from south of state bills. the bill passed the united states senate but remained stuck in the house of representatives. that is even a bigger problem for the company...
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issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> welcome back. we're talking about erasing your digital past. california just passed a law allowing kids under 18 to hit the delete button. so waj, we asked our community what they would like to deligh delete. >> our community is very suspicious. mime skeletons are hopefully buried deep. no reason to unearth them now. digital, i'm worried about the photos hiding in my trunks, albums in the mid 80s. kids these days don't "v" no ideas what photo albums are. and we got one answer p my "star trek" one -win loss record.
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point number two, there are no tax increases here. point number three, we're finally starting to deal with auto pilot spending. that mandatory spending that has not been addressed by congress for years. this isn't easy. this is the first divided government budget agreement since 1986. the reason why we haven't done a budget agreement when both houses were controlled by other parties since 1986 is because it's not easy to do. we're not going to get everything that we want and she's not going to get everything that she wants. >> what if they reject it. >> i think we'll pass there though the house. we'll go first given our schedules. we'll post this on our website this evening and we intend to bring it to the house floor later this week. i have every reason to expect great support from our caucus. we're keeping our key principles. no one here had to sacrifice their core principles. our principles are don't raise taxes, reduce the deficit. we also have a lot of concerned members about defense. the next hit was going to hit solely on the m
point number two, there are no tax increases here. point number three, we're finally starting to deal with auto pilot spending. that mandatory spending that has not been addressed by congress for years. this isn't easy. this is the first divided government budget agreement since 1986. the reason why we haven't done a budget agreement when both houses were controlled by other parties since 1986 is because it's not easy to do. we're not going to get everything that we want and she's not going to...
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electrodes will send signals directly to the artificial limb allowing the hand to perform multiple taxes simultaneously and intuffitiven >> they are starting to implement that. eventually it will will make out to a human being. >> until then, katie walker's training hard for the 100-meter sprint. she hopes to compete in the 2016 paralympics until brazil. jason is searching for the next thing someone tells him he can't do. >> i try to inspire people every day because i think people give up way too easy. i do what i do. i am not supersuperman. i am just sjason. >> we love watching this and seeing how technology can actually, like, help people feel more human. when you think about it, it's like cold and technical, like inhuman sort of machine. but it was helping people to do things that made them feel like they were moreability participate. >> thanks, phil. that was such a cool story. crystal, you've got something interesting coming up for us. >> my story will make all of you a little bit jealous. i got to study how technology is being applied to wine making. so, i went to beautiful napa va
electrodes will send signals directly to the artificial limb allowing the hand to perform multiple taxes simultaneously and intuffitiven >> they are starting to implement that. eventually it will will make out to a human being. >> until then, katie walker's training hard for the 100-meter sprint. she hopes to compete in the 2016 paralympics until brazil. jason is searching for the next thing someone tells him he can't do. >> i try to inspire people every day because i think...
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through higher premiums and taxes. at the time we are receiving care, we have this illusion that someone else is paying for t even if we try, do a diligent job of trying to understand what things cost, we get these incomprehensible. >> you have been out spoken on how it is the biggest driver of rising healthcareh health insurance premiums but the outrageous costs have been known for years. so why hasn't the outrage over this taken us anywhere? >> it's hard to understand. we used to -- we used to say that healthcare costs couldn't rise above 10% of gdp. people would be outraged. now, it's about 18% and seems like it's just going higher. i really think that the fundamental issue is that really, people have believed that someone else is paying for their healthcare raernling themselves. this is the great illusion of healthcare, that we are not paying for it. >> is that illusion going to get worse under alabamacare? the president is making a renewed push and stressing costs. say. >> the website is working for the vast major
through higher premiums and taxes. at the time we are receiving care, we have this illusion that someone else is paying for t even if we try, do a diligent job of trying to understand what things cost, we get these incomprehensible. >> you have been out spoken on how it is the biggest driver of rising healthcareh health insurance premiums but the outrageous costs have been known for years. so why hasn't the outrage over this taken us anywhere? >> it's hard to understand. we used to...
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the others will accept fees, does that count as a tax or something okay. and grover norrequisite has talked about this. he basically said he wasn't in -- norquist has talked about this. it's going to be close. >> brad, appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> he's from the washington post and joining us from washington, good to talk to you. >>> a brutal mix of ice, snow and bitter cold has become a really deadly mix from coast to coast right now. travel is dangerous. and if you have booked a flight you may want to call ahead before you get to the airport. chances are it would be a good bet. let's get a check on the weather system now with meteorologist dave warren. dave. >> yeah, it looks like the weather system is really holding together. it's moved out, we're getting a break between system, the pattern is really the same. we could first see this winter weather developing across the northern plains. this is the actual temperature but when you factor in the wind speed i.t. goes to 20 below, fargo, north dakota is 21 below. there might not be a lot
the others will accept fees, does that count as a tax or something okay. and grover norrequisite has talked about this. he basically said he wasn't in -- norquist has talked about this. it's going to be close. >> brad, appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> he's from the washington post and joining us from washington, good to talk to you. >>> a brutal mix of ice, snow and bitter cold has become a really deadly mix from coast to coast right now. travel is...
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it would control its own schools with its own tax revenue. >> this is not trying to start a new city, it's about education? >> 100% because of education. we didn't come in saying we wanted to create the fifth largest city in the state of louisiana we want to take charge of the schools in our area. >> a report commissioned by the baton rouge area said it could cost the city at large $53 million, 20% of its budget and further segregate the city. >> now we would have white kids going to school over here on this end of the parish, white kids going to school on the other end of the parish and in the middle you would just have the black kids going to school. >> there's also a major income disparity. residents in the city make an average much $58,000 a year. while residents in the st. george area make $90,000. >> does that take us backwards where we're segregating ourselves again? i don't see it as a win. >> both the white and black in baton rouge, those looking to break away say it's not race, but education. >> this has nothing to do with skin color. if you have the means to leave bbaton ro
it would control its own schools with its own tax revenue. >> this is not trying to start a new city, it's about education? >> 100% because of education. we didn't come in saying we wanted to create the fifth largest city in the state of louisiana we want to take charge of the schools in our area. >> a report commissioned by the baton rouge area said it could cost the city at large $53 million, 20% of its budget and further segregate the city. >> now we would have white...
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most would say legalize marijuana, tax and regulate it. stop criminalizing people for drug possession. make a commitment to treating it. for those determined to get their drugs. they'll get it from the black market. look at what the europeans have done, allowing heroin addicts getting heroin from clinics. that's not legalisation, it's a policy advancing public safety. >> if prohibition and punishment as the main punishments is breaking up, why is that happening now? >> there are many reasons. now we are seeing the public health outcomes of the failed policies, that's mostly in europe. we are seeing in latin america the violence that is increasing significantly over the last number of years. so i think on those continents there's increased unrest and disappointment with the counter policies as they stand. those are being articulated more clearly. there's a number of countries, switzerland and others, that have implemented sensible drug policies, and we have much to others. >> hasn't the international experience been buried in some places. i
most would say legalize marijuana, tax and regulate it. stop criminalizing people for drug possession. make a commitment to treating it. for those determined to get their drugs. they'll get it from the black market. look at what the europeans have done, allowing heroin addicts getting heroin from clinics. that's not legalisation, it's a policy advancing public safety. >> if prohibition and punishment as the main punishments is breaking up, why is that happening now? >> there are...
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he compared it to the united states, they need to do much more and they don't have the middle class tax base in which to do it. it is not being felt equally across the population, and i will say this: folks who are rich in south africa are richer today than they were at the end of apartheid and there are more rich people including a growing black wealthy upper class joie. >> you mentioned safety, security, those are long standing issues particularly in johannesburg. with the world coming to the stage and so much preparation underway for the big events over the next couple of days can you talk to us about the security questions and how that fits in now? >> yeah. so there won't be as many people as were here for world cup in 2010. you know south africa really had that worked out. they did a great job of keeping this place safe and secure. there will be more world leaders however and they will all be in one place. it will be the stadium in which the last game of the final game of the world cup was played. by the way, the place where nelson mandela was last seen in public. it is supposed to
he compared it to the united states, they need to do much more and they don't have the middle class tax base in which to do it. it is not being felt equally across the population, and i will say this: folks who are rich in south africa are richer today than they were at the end of apartheid and there are more rich people including a growing black wealthy upper class joie. >> you mentioned safety, security, those are long standing issues particularly in johannesburg. with the world coming...
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issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back. the city of detroit is the now officially bankrupt. the questions on the mind of many city workers is what will happen to our pensions. it's not clear just yet. it's on the lips of many others who live in struggling municipalities around the country. already lessons to be learned from cities and towns and countries who have received pensions. it could offer clues. for example, rhode island, a community close to emerging from bankruptcy now but cut 25% of worker pensions. 20% can be slashed in the ye
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unincorporated area home to a fifth of the residents, it would control and run schools with its own tax residence. >> it's not about starting a city, it's about education. >> it's about 100% total about education. we came into this saying we want to take accountability for the schools in our area >> critics say st george would take more than accountability. the break-up could cost the city at large $53 million - 20% of its budget and would segregate the city. baton rouge is majority black. st george would be a majority white at a 3:1 ratio. >> now we would have white kids going to school over here on this end of the parish. white kids going to school on the ordinary end of the parish and in the middle the black kids. >> there's an income disparity. residents in baton rouge earn $58,000. residents in st george make 90,000. >> we have to go back to where we are segregating ourselves. i don't see it as a win. >> it's not a trend. both the white and black middle class have been fleeing baton rouge in search of new schools. those breaking away say it's not about race, but education. >> this
unincorporated area home to a fifth of the residents, it would control and run schools with its own tax residence. >> it's not about starting a city, it's about education. >> it's about 100% total about education. we came into this saying we want to take accountability for the schools in our area >> critics say st george would take more than accountability. the break-up could cost the city at large $53 million - 20% of its budget and would segregate the city. baton rouge is...
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the application is filled out with all the information, how much they're going to pay, tax credits they may be eligible for, but the insurance companies are not getting the correct information. here is white house spokesman jay carney. >> we have instituted a number of fixes to the so-called 834 forms, that's the vehicle by which information is transmitted to the issuers. and we believe that the majority of fixes to 834 forms have been made including significant ones made over the weekend. we expect the info to be vastly improved. we'll continue to work with issuers to make sure whatever remaining problems exist are addressed and fixed. >> and given all of those problems that still exist, still yet to be fixed the administration officials still say between now and comparing it to october 1st two months ago is night and day. >> mike viqueira at the white house, thank you. >>> young people are crucial if the affordable care program is to work by purchasing coverage younger people will help offset costs of older people who rely on healthcare services. 37% of those questioned say they're un
the application is filled out with all the information, how much they're going to pay, tax credits they may be eligible for, but the insurance companies are not getting the correct information. here is white house spokesman jay carney. >> we have instituted a number of fixes to the so-called 834 forms, that's the vehicle by which information is transmitted to the issuers. and we believe that the majority of fixes to 834 forms have been made including significant ones made over the...
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baseball's per team luxury tax kicks in at $178 million. the nfl is $123 million. probasketball $59 million - per team. the entire mls league payroll $89 million according to their office, which each team allowed to overpay a few star players. as the sport grows maintaining this will be a challenge. >> the reality is that money talks, and players are working towards their livelihoods. they have limited careers. they want to make as much money as possible. >> the players understand they need to work with the league to grow the sport in north america, and says next year when the contract is up, they'll negotiate hard for better pay if renews grow as expected. another comment, negotiating a better broadcasting deal, which is in the works. and making the onscreen product more attractive. >> tv ratings locally and nationally have not been good. >> if america warms to the game, keeping players happy and the fan base growing, it'll be major goals for the u.s. >> still to come on al jazeera america - going to the polls. venezuelans are about to vote in the first regional e
baseball's per team luxury tax kicks in at $178 million. the nfl is $123 million. probasketball $59 million - per team. the entire mls league payroll $89 million according to their office, which each team allowed to overpay a few star players. as the sport grows maintaining this will be a challenge. >> the reality is that money talks, and players are working towards their livelihoods. they have limited careers. they want to make as much money as possible. >> the players understand...
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with other ways to reduce costs including abandoning retiree health care and passing a higher sales tax. >> we have made drastic reductions in our workforce which again reduces the liability we would have for the pensions going forward. we have also made drastic reductions in the actual pay that our employees receive. >> the detroit decision paves the way for at least one creditor and a coalition of lenders. >> we lost our medicals, we've taken a hit. it's not like let's say all the creditors taken a hit but the employees didn't, we did, we took a big hit. >> it's become a complicated matter one for alfred and those like him across the country who face a less secure and cozy future. melissa chan, al jazeera, stockton, california. >>> nearly five years ago, to save the struggling auto maker but that cost the american taxpayers. the taxpayers paid $50 billion to recoup gm but recovered only about 39 billion. that was less than it would have cost the country, says the government, to let gm go under. >>> the new violence for brazil and the safety fears for the game. >>> plus fizzled out, th
with other ways to reduce costs including abandoning retiree health care and passing a higher sales tax. >> we have made drastic reductions in our workforce which again reduces the liability we would have for the pensions going forward. we have also made drastic reductions in the actual pay that our employees receive. >> the detroit decision paves the way for at least one creditor and a coalition of lenders. >> we lost our medicals, we've taken a hit. it's not like let's say...
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the reforms mexico would create a sovereign fund to manage the money generated 50 energy sector after taxes have been collected. as adam reiney reports, the energy bill is not going well with the public. >> protestors have come out in mexico city, just a day after the oil reform package was introduced in the senate. this oil reform is to make more modified the pemex, the state-run oil system. a sacred national resource. pemex was created in 1938, when the president nationalized the product. people marching on sunday say what they're most afraid of is give aways to private companies, to foreign companies, to u.s. based companies. in fact this oil reform package does create a system or would create a system of licenses to allow private companies to not only profit but also run some of the oil and gas fields in mexico. protestors focus their energy on the senate where the reform package was being debated. it's been surrounded by barricades and there is a heavy police presence. there's a clearly tense debate going on in mexico. it looks likely to pass later in the week but we'll see protests in
the reforms mexico would create a sovereign fund to manage the money generated 50 energy sector after taxes have been collected. as adam reiney reports, the energy bill is not going well with the public. >> protestors have come out in mexico city, just a day after the oil reform package was introduced in the senate. this oil reform is to make more modified the pemex, the state-run oil system. a sacred national resource. pemex was created in 1938, when the president nationalized the...
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come up with other ways to reduce cost, including abandoning employee health care and passing a sales tax. >> we have made drastic reductions in our sales force which reduces the liability for the peptions going forward. we have also made drask are reductions in the pay our glows really proceed. >> go after stockton's pension fund, an unlikely prospect for retired stockton city workers. >> we've already lost our medicals, we've taken a hit, others didn't but we did, take a big hit. >> it's become a complicated legal matter but one to follow closely for alfred and others like him across the country. melissa charn, al jazeera, stockton, california. >>> a huge deal has got passengers asking, will air flight be more expensive? american airlines and u.s. airways have completed their merger. four airlines now control 80% of the country's flights. david shuster is sitting in for ali velshi who is leading our team in johannesburg. dave, good to talk to you. what does the airline sector look like after this deal? >> tony, the latest round of consolidation began in 2005, american eagle, delta, nort
come up with other ways to reduce cost, including abandoning employee health care and passing a sales tax. >> we have made drastic reductions in our sales force which reduces the liability for the peptions going forward. we have also made drask are reductions in the pay our glows really proceed. >> go after stockton's pension fund, an unlikely prospect for retired stockton city workers. >> we've already lost our medicals, we've taken a hit, others didn't but we did, take a big...
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it tells the insurers exactly what kind of peopremiumpremiumsd of insurance, what kind of tax credits any individual enroll e is eligible for. the huge problem there, many of the insurers are not getting the correct information on their fo form. it was a big question today with the white house. spokesperson jay carney had this to say? >> we have instituted a number of significant fixes to the so-called 834 forms, which are these -- that's the vehicle by which information is transmitted to the issuers. and we believe that the majority of fixes to 8s 34 forms have been made, including significant ones made over the weekend. we expect the info now sent to insurers to be vastly improved but we are going to continue to work with issuers to make sure that whatever remaining problems persist afixed? >> it is crunch time. three weeks until december 23rd if you are going to have insurance by january 1st, that is the beginning. the effective date of the affordable care act, obamacare, you have to enroll by december 23rdrd. if you are in the individual marketplace, if you don't get your insuranc
it tells the insurers exactly what kind of peopremiumpremiumsd of insurance, what kind of tax credits any individual enroll e is eligible for. the huge problem there, many of the insurers are not getting the correct information on their fo form. it was a big question today with the white house. spokesperson jay carney had this to say? >> we have instituted a number of significant fixes to the so-called 834 forms, which are these -- that's the vehicle by which information is transmitted to...
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want more than a new election, they want the government rid of yingluck shinawatra and any kind of tax and regime influence as they say. this is something that is right through the last two weeks and any influence that the ruling party has because of the connection to the yingluck shinawatra the prime minister in exile and they got elections to take place in the next five to six weeks the leader of the antigovernment union saying that is not enough and spoke before we came on air but will speak again on the stage behind me in the coming hours. this is a big rallying speech because this is the final day of this type, this phase if you will of this movement. it will be interesting to see how they transition after they spend the night and transition into more of a political fight and sounds like the protest leader says they have done this part of it and gone to the street and proven their point this way and getting the goal of the resignation of the prime minist minist minister yingluck shinawatra is the big question. >> reporter: since 2001 the pew thai party has won't every election and
want more than a new election, they want the government rid of yingluck shinawatra and any kind of tax and regime influence as they say. this is something that is right through the last two weeks and any influence that the ruling party has because of the connection to the yingluck shinawatra the prime minister in exile and they got elections to take place in the next five to six weeks the leader of the antigovernment union saying that is not enough and spoke before we came on air but will speak...
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in argentine the government collects taxes and distributes to the opposition. it is collected by of the opposition, cristina fernandez de kirchner is accused of tolding the funds back. >> the arrival of argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner had complained that her government denied appeals for reinforcements. and accused cristina fernandez de kirchner of shortchanging provinces. >> translation: there exists autonomy. public security is one of these. the matter has to do with salaries. >> the governor claimed the police walked off the jobs in retaliation for his decision to shut down more than 100 brothels paying off corrupt officers. the police began returning to work after they were offered salary increases and bonuses making then the best paid in the country. >> i want to tell the people that from this moment the police force returns to the service of the people of kordova. >> the governor vowed to travel to the capital to depend they stop playing politics with his money. >> the provincial grandfather ner blamed the violence. and prime minister s
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. >> that's when they might face the tax penalty. california is seeing early success. can that be replicated? >> we are seeing variation amongment states. there are 36 states that rely on the federal gough for healthcare.gov. all of these states doing their own exchanges, and some states have been very smart reaching out to young people, trying different techniques. that is starting to pay dividends. i think we're going to watch closely to see which states are winners and which are losers as this rolls out. hopefully, we can do everything we can to make sure that young people in all the states see the benefits. >> thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> despite deep discounts and longer store hours, holiday sales slumped, the decline the first since 2009. spending in stores and on line fell from last year. purchases in stores fell by 9%. about 141 million americans shopped in-stores or on line in the four day span. spending on line today is expected to smash records, though. that's even though many americans will be on the job. it's cyber monday, of course. a survey sho
. >> that's when they might face the tax penalty. california is seeing early success. can that be replicated? >> we are seeing variation amongment states. there are 36 states that rely on the federal gough for healthcare.gov. all of these states doing their own exchanges, and some states have been very smart reaching out to young people, trying different techniques. that is starting to pay dividends. i think we're going to watch closely to see which states are winners and which are...
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some lawmakers call it a tax. aftere trying to go federal, woulders, make them contribute more to their retirement plans. withdoesn't sit well democrats. democrats also hoping to extend emergency unemployment benefits. more time they want that part of the mix. republicans don't like that idea. they think the emergency benefits should be canceled at this it point. john boehner hasn't closed the door completely on the issue, but it's one of the stumbling blocks. and after the report, deirdre, sell.ld be a tougher >> what if there's no deal? what's plan b? both sides are saying we want to avoid anything we can to not have a government shutdown. john boehner has said that there would be at a minimum, by the lawmakers leave for the holidays on friday, at least a temporary spending measure that would kick this can down maybe march. nobody likes that idea, but it is better than the alternative. again, that's a shipdown -- shutdown threat hanging over the the newperiod into year. that's plan b at a minimum, but even that
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so he saves on taxes by playing for seattle. >> a lot on taxes. >> a lot. he pockets an extra $42 million in annual taxes by paying for the mariners where he would pay about $504,000 a year versus more than $2 million if he stayed with the yankees. what does it mean in terms of net pay? well, net pay per year under the yankees' offer would be $12.3 million. with the mariners, $12.8 million. >> it changes everything. >> it certainly does because that means the net pay over the contract life for the mariners worked out to $128 million for 10 years whereas for the yankees, again, the best offer they made, $86 million for seven years. $42 million more. you can buy a lot with that. >> which other team -- clearly, working in seattle isn't so bad after all. >> no. >> which other teams offer a good tax deal? >> robert raiola was telling us that in fact the teams you want to play for, those based in seattle or texas because texas also doesn't have a state tax treatment. and based on the 2013 schedule, he created a jock tax index. and miami marlins, houston astros, s
so he saves on taxes by playing for seattle. >> a lot on taxes. >> a lot. he pockets an extra $42 million in annual taxes by paying for the mariners where he would pay about $504,000 a year versus more than $2 million if he stayed with the yankees. what does it mean in terms of net pay? well, net pay per year under the yankees' offer would be $12.3 million. with the mariners, $12.8 million. >> it changes everything. >> it certainly does because that means the net pay...
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she could give us the money as a private foundation, but you cannot get a tax deduction for it. robust is a healthy and urbanization, but we did have a deficit. one of the challenges to address was to know longer have a deficit. it created an entity that would enable a structure that would enable one to receive money, and those who gave money to get tax deductions was key. so we got a new irs status, c3 charitable foundation, and we also received chi museum.s the nogu prior to that, the noguchi foundation which was the museum was a program of. >> how would you describe the work of noguchi to those are not familiar with this culture or art? york, mother was from new his father was japanese. he called himself a global artist at the time. it was before the motions of multiculturalism and biracial. he was born in 1904. he was extraordinarily prolific in that he worked in parks, landscapes. he was a precursor to all of the artists that went on to be known as earthwork artists. he did parks, playgrounds, theater curtains, theater sets. he had an association with martha graham for 50 y
she could give us the money as a private foundation, but you cannot get a tax deduction for it. robust is a healthy and urbanization, but we did have a deficit. one of the challenges to address was to know longer have a deficit. it created an entity that would enable a structure that would enable one to receive money, and those who gave money to get tax deductions was key. so we got a new irs status, c3 charitable foundation, and we also received chi museum.s the nogu prior to that, the noguchi...
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. ♪ ♪ >> all right, smoke it, sell it, tax it. why not, right? it might be the new slogan for uruguay as they vote for legislation to legalize marijuana on the national level. this is a huge step, they would be the first country to allow this. we have more on this potentially historic decision. this legislation comes straight from the president himself. why is he pushing so hard for this? >> the first seemed to be the asset invite -- advisers, what was the smartest way to deal with it in the country? they said the smartest way to do it would be to legally regulate and tax it, and he said just knew it, and the president i think understands this is an issue of rate significance to young people in the country and i think that youthful perspective is very important and you think about the future of uruguay. >> he has certainly made some very bold moves. he legalize gay marriage, now this. as i look at the proposed legislation it reminds me of what we have seen around the country in various places like mendocino county. registered users will be able t
. ♪ ♪ >> all right, smoke it, sell it, tax it. why not, right? it might be the new slogan for uruguay as they vote for legislation to legalize marijuana on the national level. this is a huge step, they would be the first country to allow this. we have more on this potentially historic decision. this legislation comes straight from the president himself. why is he pushing so hard for this? >> the first seemed to be the asset invite -- advisers, what was the smartest way to deal...
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goes to federal, state, and local taxes. something you do not want to do after a night of drinking whiskey. ski jumping. today's mystery meat. world cup ski jumping event. the jumpers sailed more than the length of a football field. let's watch. ♪ >> let's get you caught up on where stocks are now. we do have stock raking the five-day losing streak and rallying today. this is different than you have seen. in recent days, you get better than estimated economic data, we have had stocks pull back as on deals go higher on the perception the federal reserve will begin tapering the stimulus. -- we have theot two year yield higher. what to make of all of this? there is less than a month left in the year and the markets have been doing very well. joining me now to dive into what could be next is the chief a bankent strategist at visiting us from chicago. good to see you in person. what do you make of today's jobs report and the reaction we are seeing not only in stocks but also bonds? qwest this is a fascinating day that market ma
goes to federal, state, and local taxes. something you do not want to do after a night of drinking whiskey. ski jumping. today's mystery meat. world cup ski jumping event. the jumpers sailed more than the length of a football field. let's watch. ♪ >> let's get you caught up on where stocks are now. we do have stock raking the five-day losing streak and rallying today. this is different than you have seen. in recent days, you get better than estimated economic data, we have had stocks...
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other areas and some new revenue would not involve any tax increases or major entitlement reforms. none of those big-ticket items. even the smaller deal is proving to be a challenge right now. >> it just seems like every thought that we have had on this set says that we have to have entitlement reform. if those issues are not on the table, what is the point of this? >> the only point is to provide some certainty in the short term. there is a case that we made here, a lot of people are skeptical of. if they can reach the smaller deal in one or two years, maybe that gives a comfort zone or some opportunity to strike a larger deal. they will not cut a grand bargain. certainly with the election coming up, no way they won't mess with entitlements. if that is the case, then a anll deal loan may be option. at least something they could build off of. >> how do you think the tea party will build on this? >> they will not like some things in this. there are some things in here that not everyone likes. there talking about an aviation can -- security fee. that is one issue. it, but ao not like
other areas and some new revenue would not involve any tax increases or major entitlement reforms. none of those big-ticket items. even the smaller deal is proving to be a challenge right now. >> it just seems like every thought that we have had on this set says that we have to have entitlement reform. if those issues are not on the table, what is the point of this? >> the only point is to provide some certainty in the short term. there is a case that we made here, a lot of people...
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the city wants damages for reduce property taxes and the cost of maintaining foreclosed homes. commodities have been much in the pictures. look at gold, all over the place. mining companies are reacting to the challenges of slashing costs and delaying capital investment. alix steel is here looking at commodities. she knows how to pronounce vale. >> they are the biggest i am producer in the world. that is used to make steel, which is made and everything. what other companies are doing, trimming investments for a third year, selling assets including $10 million of it cold unit. doingo said they were that, trying to trim the fat down. >> everybody else does it. brazil?unique to >> they are based in brazil so the question happens to what is going to happen to brazil's credit-rating? has indit default market trading as if they are linked. swap prices have been rising as a threat of a possible downgrade in brazil. >> you are good at this, link this to the blood we have seen in gold this week. there is a commodities silver cycle, there is a debate along broad come -- along broad movem
the city wants damages for reduce property taxes and the cost of maintaining foreclosed homes. commodities have been much in the pictures. look at gold, all over the place. mining companies are reacting to the challenges of slashing costs and delaying capital investment. alix steel is here looking at commodities. she knows how to pronounce vale. >> they are the biggest i am producer in the world. that is used to make steel, which is made and everything. what other companies are doing,...
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inflation is a tax. you lower the inflation rate, that's a cut. oil is a tax. i know the retail stuff is disappointing and dominic's reporting is accurate. on the other hand, the economy is growing at 2%, 2.5%. profits are rising, interest rates are low. you're not going to have the fed slow down in bond buying until march. that's my message from today's retail sales. >> i agree with you. the last part you mentioned is the most important of all. what's really spurred the stock market has been janet yellen. we're going to get a continuation of bernanke's policies and at least for the near term possibly even an acceleration -- at least versus expectations. people who thought taper was going to be in september, that obviously didn't happen. i don't think taper is happening imminently. spring at the earliest. that's enough probably to keep assets going. having said that, you want to be in careful places. go-go momentum stocks have seen drops -- >> we should be going through and parsing this out. but i'm an index guy. i know i'm not smart enough -- dom dominic, the
inflation is a tax. you lower the inflation rate, that's a cut. oil is a tax. i know the retail stuff is disappointing and dominic's reporting is accurate. on the other hand, the economy is growing at 2%, 2.5%. profits are rising, interest rates are low. you're not going to have the fed slow down in bond buying until march. that's my message from today's retail sales. >> i agree with you. the last part you mentioned is the most important of all. what's really spurred the stock market has...
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reform that would broaden the base and lower the tax rates. i can think of nothing that would help the economy more. what do you think about this? >> nothing in this near-term deal. there is an appetite for what you described particularly on the business side of the equation on corporate taxes. the white house has a plan to do precisely what you described, maybe not get the rate down the way you'd like it but they do have a plan. here's something i'd like to ask the representative about. i understand that you want to -- that there are republicans up there who want to keep the appropriations levels to where they are already. they're not that interested in this new deal. and i heard you criticizing the sequester in terms of the economic impacts. but my question is, it seems to me -- not trying to play gotcha here. just observing things like how rogers says, we can't write bills to these levels of 967. we have to get rid of the sequester is we're going to be able to actually successfully appropriate. what about that? >> dave, i'm going to give yo
reform that would broaden the base and lower the tax rates. i can think of nothing that would help the economy more. what do you think about this? >> nothing in this near-term deal. there is an appetite for what you described particularly on the business side of the equation on corporate taxes. the white house has a plan to do precisely what you described, maybe not get the rate down the way you'd like it but they do have a plan. here's something i'd like to ask the representative about....
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19% of you say raise the minimum wage. 51% say more tax breaks for the middle class. 17% say raise taxes on the rich. >> surprising. >> and 13% say limit executive pay. sue? >> very interesting. all right. it's getting really cold out there. a cold snap gripping the western half of the country. snow falling in minnesota today turning to ice unfortunately in many areas. a messy morning commute for quite a few people. this is denver last night. it was 56 degrees yesterday. today, it's down to 0 in some parts of the state. they're expecting 15 inches of snow. the next shoe to drop, perhaps crop. jane wells is live in los angeles. are they worried out there, jane? >> yeah, they are. it's going to get down into the low 20s tonight in places, sue. california produces 80% of the nation's fresh citrus, a $2 billion industry. the biggest area of california's central valley where they're harvesting navel and mandarin oranges and lemons. quote, 85% of the fruit is still on the trees. last night as some areas dipped to 27 degrees, grower keith soaked the ground ahead of time which can insulate befor
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you would have a humongous tax bill brought on by yourself, and so far not many losses do. if you're an institution, you want to show your clients that you own it. that makes the stock blessed. third, unlike most of the bricks and mortar outfits out there, amazon does have a real mystery. the possibly of a lights out quarter could be in the cards. walmart and target keep going down. finally, when it comes to the worth of amazon, there is a simple answer you can get. it's worth what people will pay for it. the answer is they'll pay $400, or $178 billion for the stock where it was trading this morning before the pullback. that's when the discipline comes in. as i've been saying for a while now, you have to recognize that the idea of a bubble in stocks has kept you out of so many winners that it's just unforgivable. if you're a performance manager. look, i can't blame anyone for wanting to sell amazon, or so many other stocks for that matter based on valuation. i know it's way too expensive for my charitable trust. we're not going to do that. but this weekend also on twitter s
you would have a humongous tax bill brought on by yourself, and so far not many losses do. if you're an institution, you want to show your clients that you own it. that makes the stock blessed. third, unlike most of the bricks and mortar outfits out there, amazon does have a real mystery. the possibly of a lights out quarter could be in the cards. walmart and target keep going down. finally, when it comes to the worth of amazon, there is a simple answer you can get. it's worth what people will...
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this is tax law season where investors sell their losers to offset the gains they made. and people got gains galore. at a moment a few stocks are down, selling ibm and cat could be particularly brutal. once we get to 2014, there will still be plenty of more long-term problems here. ibm is being challenged by the cloud. its book of business is not in tune with the simple inexpensive nature of cloud computing. the whole watson thing, the race for the most powerful, analytical computer means nothing in this day and age. you won jeopardy, sold. many companies provide excellent data analytics. you don't need ibm. ibm offers the fabled one-stop shop. but then again, information technology outfits are increasingly going a la carte, something we saw with dream force, a celebration of everything that ibm is not. accused ibm as being irrelevant and not offering companies anything close to a bargain. heavy hardware, big iron, no thank you. meantime, ibm spends much of its free cash flow buying back stock. it's a giant cyclical company without any real growth at all. i have to tell
this is tax law season where investors sell their losers to offset the gains they made. and people got gains galore. at a moment a few stocks are down, selling ibm and cat could be particularly brutal. once we get to 2014, there will still be plenty of more long-term problems here. ibm is being challenged by the cloud. its book of business is not in tune with the simple inexpensive nature of cloud computing. the whole watson thing, the race for the most powerful, analytical computer means...
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and the rates in new york with sales tax and everything and income taxes, state income taxes are roughly the same rate. so the tax equalization. i don't pay double. it gets offset. >> i don't know what that says, now we're equal to -- >> it's about 50%, basically is the marginal rate. >> you think that's fine? >> well, the british government reduced it from 50% to 45% and i thought that was wrong at the beginning of the conservative coalition because they said they were doing it to try and increase entrepreneurial activity. i think the best way to do that is a capital gains tax, not income tax. so i think that was misplaced. and i think at a time when people were worried about inequality and equality, which was high on the political agenda, i think it was the wrong thing to do. >> it brings up a lot of issues about income equality. and we know the one thing that solved income equality is growth and jobs. growth and jobs. not entitlements, not redistribution, it's growth and jobs. and some of the efforts to do it the other way, to have the government orchestrate a shrinking of it -- >> fa
and the rates in new york with sales tax and everything and income taxes, state income taxes are roughly the same rate. so the tax equalization. i don't pay double. it gets offset. >> i don't know what that says, now we're equal to -- >> it's about 50%, basically is the marginal rate. >> you think that's fine? >> well, the british government reduced it from 50% to 45% and i thought that was wrong at the beginning of the conservative coalition because they said they were...
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we have got the earned income tax credit. we have got to make work pay. >> there are many of your colleagues who will say even though it doesn't sound as nice they like the earned income tax credit. it's less -- it's a different kind of potentially more precise tool. what about something like that as an answer here? >> here's the problem. what it does is force the government, force the taxpayer to pick up the cost of the businesses that don't want to pay their employees. we have small businesses that pay low wages, they are privatizing the benefits. but they are sociallizing the cost of the rest of society. a $12 an hour minimum wage would save tens of billions of dollars. >> michael? >> but you still have that group of smaller employers who are going calculate the cost of the extra hourly earnings and say i'm only going hire one and a half people i'm going to reduce to part time. i'm not going to spend more money out of my poblgtcket. and i think it does put pressure on the low end of jobs. >> final word? >> i think $12 an h
we have got the earned income tax credit. we have got to make work pay. >> there are many of your colleagues who will say even though it doesn't sound as nice they like the earned income tax credit. it's less -- it's a different kind of potentially more precise tool. what about something like that as an answer here? >> here's the problem. what it does is force the government, force the taxpayer to pick up the cost of the businesses that don't want to pay their employees. we have...
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enterprise value, the market cap plus the debt minus the cash divided by the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization of 9.8. credit sweiuisse. the stock still has plenty of room to run. if that's how you want to value it. meantime, trading at 19 times next year's earnings, which is well below the five and ten-year averages and not too pricey considering it should be able to grow earnings at a 40% clip. the bears at goldman think it's time to sell masco and swap with nonresidential construction plays as the space starts to turn. i think they're wrong. i think they're wrong to write off masco and i agree with the bulls and believing this stock could have more room to run. i say stick with masco and stick with cramer. lou in oregon, lou? >> caller: boo-yah, skedaddy. >> i'm not booing, i'm louing. >> caller: hey, about six months ago you, recommended and i bought two stocks, american realty capital properties and also health care reit. i'm wondering, should i by more? >> i would. look, these are all about -- this group has been killed because of rates going higher. and when
enterprise value, the market cap plus the debt minus the cash divided by the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization of 9.8. credit sweiuisse. the stock still has plenty of room to run. if that's how you want to value it. meantime, trading at 19 times next year's earnings, which is well below the five and ten-year averages and not too pricey considering it should be able to grow earnings at a 40% clip. the bears at goldman think it's time to sell masco and swap with...
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we're talking about putting off decisions about raising taxes or cutting medicare and social security. we also have a last-minute hangup over unemployment benefits, the extension of unemployment benefits. democrats want that, republicans say they're not that serious about it, it's not clear whether or not democrats are going to put their foot down and say no deal until then. what i think we know is that there will not be a deal today. house leadership aide told me he expects early next week a deal to be announced by patty murray, the democratic chair of the budget committee in the senate. paul ryan, the republican budget committee chair in the house. then the house and senate pass it before christmas. they leave next week actually for their christmas break. so they would end the year on a positive note. it would dramatically reduce the risk of a government shutdown in january and does not resolve our long-term budget issues. >> does it resolve the debt ceiling deadline which is some time in early february? would that be taken care of here? >> don't think it would be taken care of in t
we're talking about putting off decisions about raising taxes or cutting medicare and social security. we also have a last-minute hangup over unemployment benefits, the extension of unemployment benefits. democrats want that, republicans say they're not that serious about it, it's not clear whether or not democrats are going to put their foot down and say no deal until then. what i think we know is that there will not be a deal today. house leadership aide told me he expects early next week a...
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signed is that in california, 20% of the cost is subsidized by the state, and there's a 30% federal tax break because it's a green technology. in other words, the price is cut in half. >> we have fedex. we have wal-mart. >> you have wal-mart? >> absolutely. >> staples? >> staples. >> so who was the first? >> google was the very first company. >> google was the first. >> yes. >> these four units have been powering a google data center for 18 months. they use natural gas, but half as much as would be required for a traditional power plant. k.r. told us that three weeks in at google, suddenly, one of the boxes just stopped. >> your heart just drops. >> did you panic? >> for a short while, yes. >> he fixed that. then there was another incident. >> the air filters clog up, and air is not coming into the system because the highway is kicking dirt. you just flip the system around, and the problem is gone. >> another company that's bought and is testing the bloom box so k.r. can work out the kinks is ebay. its boxes are on the lawn in the middle of its campus in san jose. >> these things fuel a
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i would rather see wage subsidies, direct government wage subsidies or some kind of negative income tax which is totally transparent but unfortunately, we do not have the time this evening to pursue all these options. pardon my skepticism about the seiu, however. i'm still going to stay with that. >>> now, if you tune in to nbc's "meet the press" this sunday, i will be talking about this with host david gregory. "meet the press" airs at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. many of the nbc stations. please check your local listings. >>> all right. many thanks to carrie wof ford and rick berman. appreciate your points of view. >>> the clock is really ticking on obama care. we know millions of americans have already lost their insurance effective january 1st because of obama care. for those people and anyone else who wants to sign up for new policies and be covered on new year's day, the deadline is actually december 23rd. that's not far away. doesn't say much about the sticker shock of the premiums, even speaker john boehner experiencing that today. take a listen. >> my health insurance premiums are g
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remember, december is a cruel month for losers and the tax law selling that i think are turning could be brutal here from now until year end and then it clears up. mdr is for me. stay with cramer. >>> coming up -- digital dollars. your cash is moving to the cloud and a new crop of companies are helping to transfer money around the world. but as more dollars are distributed online. cramer's got the play. >>> we're an interactive show here. on monday i got a call from cody in florida. wanted to know what is happening with the downward sled ride in xoom, the billion dollar company that's basically an online money transfer service. i said i wasn't sure. i've got to take a closer look. xoom came public back in february. shot up immediately 21.50 on the first day of trading, for a while, a pretty darn good year, ran up as high as $35. but in the last six weeks, xoom has been taken to the wood shed. it has fallen more than $8, 24%, hence cody's call. to understand what's going on here, you need some more mac ground on the industry that xoom plays in. what's known as the global remittence bus
remember, december is a cruel month for losers and the tax law selling that i think are turning could be brutal here from now until year end and then it clears up. mdr is for me. stay with cramer. >>> coming up -- digital dollars. your cash is moving to the cloud and a new crop of companies are helping to transfer money around the world. but as more dollars are distributed online. cramer's got the play. >>> we're an interactive show here. on monday i got a call from cody in...
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we don't need redistribution tax hikes, we don't need state run health care, more spending, lower the incentive barriers and bring us growth. here's another big problem for president obama, the millennials are abandoning him and obama care in droves. a new poll shows plunging
we don't need redistribution tax hikes, we don't need state run health care, more spending, lower the incentive barriers and bring us growth. here's another big problem for president obama, the millennials are abandoning him and obama care in droves. a new poll shows plunging
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if you are a foreigner for tax purposes. your non-residence for tax purposes. they'll start charging capital gains tax on residential properties when you sell. guys, back to you. >> all right, simon, thank you so much. >>> let's get a check on energy and commodities. sharon epperson at the nymx today. hey, sharon. >> hey, carl. we told you about the surge in natural gas on the storage data that was much more bullish than expectations. looking at natural gas continuing the rise, up almost 3%, and we're up about 10 cents on the session. we're continuing to watch what's happening with oil prices, as well, because it's a mixed picture there with brent crude down right around 11 -- 111.50 a barrel. but we're looking at the u.s. oil, the wti contract, which continues to climb here, well above $97 a barrel, and that spread between the two has come in significantly from last week. of course, we do know we did get a decline in crude supplies for the week, the first time that's happened in 11 week, but total petroleum demand is at the highest levels of the year, and that
if you are a foreigner for tax purposes. your non-residence for tax purposes. they'll start charging capital gains tax on residential properties when you sell. guys, back to you. >> all right, simon, thank you so much. >>> let's get a check on energy and commodities. sharon epperson at the nymx today. hey, sharon. >> hey, carl. we told you about the surge in natural gas on the storage data that was much more bullish than expectations. looking at natural gas continuing the...
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remember, december is a cruel month for losers and the tax law selling that i think are turning could be brutal here from now until year end and then it clears up. mdr is for me. stay with cramer. >>> coming up -- digital dollars. your cash is moving to the cloud and a new crop of companies are helping to transfer money around the world. but as more dollars are distributed online. cramer's got the play. every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card that doesn't charge you foreign transaction fees saves me a ton of mon
remember, december is a cruel month for losers and the tax law selling that i think are turning could be brutal here from now until year end and then it clears up. mdr is for me. stay with cramer. >>> coming up -- digital dollars. your cash is moving to the cloud and a new crop of companies are helping to transfer money around the world. but as more dollars are distributed online. cramer's got the play. every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments....